Ferns have occupied the earth for about 400 million years, and are remarkably diversified, especially in tropical regions. There are about 12,000 species of ferns in the world today; about 1,000 are ...

WHILE MOST of the country is blanketed in snow and cold, we are under the deep, moist tule fog that has settled into the garden since the beginning of the year. Misty mornings in the garden are often ...

Don't put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It's time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you'll have to be patient. Keep ...

MANILA, Philippines - All plicataforms (wavy, including lasagna-forms), furcataforms (forking forms), filiforms and serrataforms may all be propagated through spores. Some fasciated forms and ...

Jerry shows how to expand your fern collection. There are more than 400 species of ferns in Australia, with species adapted to just about every type of habitat from cool and wet to hot and dry.

Normally ferns are bought as ready grown plants and this often means paying a premium price - but there's a cheaper way to grow ferns. It involves using their spore and it's much more fun. The place ...

Don't put away your seed flats and potting soil just yet. It's time to go on a spore hunt. Spores are a most useful catch if you want to plant ferns in quantity. But you'll have to be patient. Keep ...